nytimes.com — Ninth graders often have trouble selecting what clothes to wear to school each morning or what to have for lunch. But starting this fall, freshmen at Dwight Morrow High School here in Bergen County must declare a major that will determine what electives they take for four years and be noted on their diplomas.
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tenyearsgone07Aug 17, 2007
absolutely retarded.. a kid who's 19 still may not know what they want to major in, let alone a 14 year old.
jsayreallenAug 17, 2007
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but this is similar to how European and Asian schools function. America is #28 in the world in education, at least someone is doing something to solve the problem.
kuzotzAug 17, 2007
I am International Studies, and I'm most likely going into foreign services.
kuzotzAug 17, 2007
I just went to a college prep charter school in the states.You have to go through all of the math and sciences, and you learn to program in 3 different programing languages. Then you take your liberal arts such as history, civics, English, etc.v For foreign language its between Spanish or Turkish. This is in Oklahoma BTW.
kuzotzAug 17, 2007
rap music doesn't exist in the mainstream. Today rap music is still a form of protest.BTW the hiphop you hear on the radio isn't rap when they repeat the same two lines over and over.
uberfuAug 17, 2007
I might as well have had an ART or DEISGN major in H.S. - That's all I ever took for electives_ My senior year I had Photography -- AP Art -- Graphic Design -- Yearbook Editor_But this 9th Grade year thing would have screwed all of that up_ Because first my school - wouldn't allow freshmen to take Graphic Design_ I took ART all 4 years - but the rest of it didn't happen until into my 10th Grade year_Also Until I actually received a degree from a 4 year University I had been going back and forth from Biology to Graphic Design and I didn;t know if I really wanted to do either of those_ The ONLY time I ever declared a major was when I filled out my Graduation Application at the end of my senior year in college_ Six weeks before they mailed me my Diploma_Even in this context when it only pertains to High School - I had no clue what I wanted to "major" in in H.S.Whatever - I don;t have to deal with it - I have my degree(s)
tedweirdAug 17, 2007
well, most people actually rethink i what they MIGHT want to do after college (where most people actually choose what they're going to do, and many of those still change their major while in college) while they are in high school
totalnirvanaJan 8, 2008
I don't think it's ever to early to evaluate what major you might be interested in, but at the same time most students will change their mind at least a few times throughout high school and college.There's a great resource I found at <a class="user" href="http://www.mymajors.com">http://www.mymajors.com</a> that helped me find my college major by taking a quick survey.